Tag Archives: Coffee

Berlin Walk

Posted on September 14, 2022 by julianstodd

The edge-land spaces in Berlin are to the front of stage, easy to spot as you walk through the city by day or night. There is the obvious tension of the old and the new, and the languages in which … Continue reading →

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Learning Science: Frames and Context

Posted on September 30, 2019 by julianstodd

This is the latest in a series of posts that share my evolving writing from the Modern Learning Capability Programme: this piece explores ‘Frames and Context’ in the Learning Science Module. The previous post on the Learning Map will provide … Continue reading →

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The Six O’Clock Community: Transient Infrastructure

Posted on November 26, 2018 by julianstodd

It’s rare that i still find the Blue Frog setting up, but a particularly early start today meant that they were still hanging signs and fixing the tent. The coffee, when it landed, was perfect. A carefully choreographed start to … Continue reading →

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The New York Dereliction Walk: Failure, Innovation, and Social Movements for Change

Posted on November 7, 2018 by julianstodd

Things change: the cities, towns, and rural landscapes that we live within do not form a passive backdrop to our actions, but rather cast a sharp shadow from them. Today i am sharing my full notes and research for ‘The … Continue reading →

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The Story That Flew

Posted on September 20, 2018 by julianstodd

My taxi driver stared at the iPhone, stuck to the dashboard, brow wrinkled in concentration, for quite some time, before he carefully swore at it, turned to me, and asked for cash. He told me he had never been trained … Continue reading →

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Commuter Communities

Posted on October 10, 2017 by julianstodd

I spend a lot of time on trains. As transport goes, trains are my favourite: mountainous Swiss railways, trundling and erratic rural English ones, the wonderful grandeur and quaintly outdated American system, they all give you both function and aesthetic: … Continue reading →

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Words About Learning: Pace

Posted on April 21, 2016 by julianstodd

Woke up to a long list of jobs, settled at the table in my AirBnB, then stopped, stepped outside, and ordered a coffee by the Amstel. In the sun. With my book. It is, after all, always possible to be … Continue reading →

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Cambodia Diary: Artisan

Posted on January 20, 2016 by julianstodd

“I take you somewhere special” are usually the words that precede a visit to an favoured uncle’s antique store, so when the tuktuk driver uttered this phrase in Siam Reap, i prepared to bale out. I am a very lightweight … Continue reading →

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Unit of One [Thousands]

Posted on May 29, 2015 by julianstodd

I’m in New York, a unit of one: alone, but not lonely. I feel lucky: i get to travel, but i have a wonderful home and friends around the world. I’m sat in Irving Farm Coffee Roasters: it’s one of … Continue reading →

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Frontier

Posted on March 24, 2015 by julianstodd

A long drive down through the mountains today: almost three hundred miles, through the passes, across the plains, down towards Denver. In modern cars, you’re insulated: isolated. Detached. But still some sense of the pioneers. Cruise control engaged, all i … Continue reading →

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